Savings coin box



Oct. 19 1926.

A. G. sTENQUisT ET AL SAVINGS G01NA Box Filed July 14. 192s 2 sheets-sheet 1 1,604,086 A. G. STENQUIST ET AL SAVINGS4 COIN BOX Filed July 14. 1.923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 llllllll l. ATTORN EY Patented Oct. 19, 1926. l'

UNITED STATES ARTHUR Gr. STENQUIST AND HENRY PROBALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAVINGS COIN BOX.

Application led July 14,

This invention relates to a coin box structure designed to facilitate the saving of money in small amounts by various persons and an object of the invention is to provide a coin box structure adapted to be placed in factories or other' places of employment which structure contains a plurality of coin receiving boxes numbered according to the employees of the establishment and into `which the respective persons may drop coins of any size and denomination whenever they desire and to have the saving coin boxes located in a conspicuous place to constantly remind the people of saving.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device as specified which can be opened only by a bank clerk or person authorized to open it and deposit the money from the various boxes to the accounts of the respective individuals in a bank savings account and also to provide a device in which the various boxes are confined by a single door structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a structure for preventing the removal of coins or paper money from the boxes by inserting instruments through the coin receiving slot or openings.

Gther objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description and in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved coin boxes and casing.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the casing structure.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the casing for containing the various coin boxes.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of an individual coin box.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of an individual coin box partly in section.

Fig. 6 is a rear end view of an individua-l coin box. y

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view through the coin box taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the improved coin box structure comprises a casing 1 which is rectangular 1n shape and formed of any suitable sheet metal, preferably sheet steel, which will protect the contents of the casing from malicious tampering therewith and also from fire. The casing 11. is adapted to be attached te i923. serial No. 651.653.

suitable support at any convenient location where it will be frequently seen by the employees of the factory, office, or other mercantile establishment so as to remind them of saving. The casing 1 has a plurality of angle plates 2 supported therein in parallel pairs, one of each pair arranged at opposite sides of the casing as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The horizontal portions 3 of the angle plates 2 provide ledges for slidably supporting the coin boxes proper which are generically indicated by 5. All of the coin boxes are of similar construction, and are preferably struck 'from sheet steel or analogous material and their front ends are adapted to have suitable advertising and individual indicia thereon. The front ends 7 of the individual boxes are provided with transversely extending slots 8 and with circular openings 9 which open out into the interior of the boxes so as to permit coins passed through the slots 8 to fall into the boxes. The circular openings 9 are provided to permit bills or paper' currency to be folded and pushed into the boxes. Suitable means are provided for preventing the withdrawal of the coins or bills out of the box through the opening 9 or slot 8 by means of any type of instrument and this means comprises a shaft 10 on which a plurality of arms 11 are mounted. 'The shaft 10 is rotatably supported against the interior of the front 7 of the box and it has springs 12 coiled thereabout.

The springs 12 have one of their ends engaging against the front side of the housing as shown at 13 and their ends 14 engaging the arms 11 to hold the arms yieldably over the slot 8 as clearly shown in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawing. The springs 12 permit the arms 11 to be pushed inwardly into the box to allow coins to fall therein but they prevent the coins from being withdrawn out of the slots. A fiat spring 15 has one end anchored to a suitable rod 16 and it extends downwardly across the opening 9 to prevent the withdrawal of paper currency from the boxes 5. The boxes 5 are confined in the cabinet 1 by the front door 1S of the cabinet which `is hingedly supported in any suitable manner as indicated at 19 at the top of the cabinet but is provided with a plurality of rectangular openings 20 through which the front 7 of the boxes 5 are visible. The openings 2O are, however, of such size' to permit the adjacent portions of the door 1S to engage about the .trent panel t3 et the front 7 of' the boxes for securely confining the boxes in place Within the cabinet. The door of lock 21 the key of Which is adapted to be held by a duly appointed ofiicial vvh'oaloneis authorized to remove `the coins and currency from the variouscoin boxes 5. The coin boxes 5 have a portion ofvtheir tops cut free bi'itjhingedly connected to the remaindery of the bo'X as'shovn at 22 `forming the doors 28'5`Which may be opened to permit the removal "of `the v'contents 01"' the boxes 5. Spring iasteneij-sjliare carriedfbythe doors 23'v and er'1 ag"eI suitable ,projections 25 struck outwardlyffrom therear ends 26' of the boxes .to hold the Lco'vers'or do'ors 23 closed.

It is, of "course, to? be understood that the invention maybe constructed in various other'inaniiers'V and the parts lassociated in different 12lafi'ons'and,therefore,v We do'fnot desire t0 be limited. fany marmer @met 1S Set Qljft-hl the y cla-im"'hereunto appended.

Having thus described our invention What we' claim' is:

A deviceas set forth comprising a Casing, a plurality of supporting brackets Within saidv casing and arranged in pairs, -a plurality or" individual receptacles slidably supporteclwithin the casing upon said brackets, a. front door for said casing to permit the removal oi" said'receptacles, said door provided with openings to permit access to the 'fronts-of theindividualreceptacles but prevent removal offthereceptacles from the casing, saidV individual receptacles provided With article receiving openings registering Witlithe 'openings in the door; and spring pressed arms `ivit'l'iin said! individual receptac'es'and extending at spaced points across the` openingsfin'thefreceptacles, each of said receptaclles'having a portion of its top 'formedinto'y adoer l'iingedly' connected to the re'ceptacla'fand aspring clasp for normally holdingsaid door closed. f In testimony- Whereof 'We ailiX our signatures. y

-` ARTHUR' G. STENQUIST.

HENRY PROBALL. 

